IED Instructional Specialist

Under the direction of the Director of Iñupiaq Education, the Instructional Specialist will work directly with teachers and administrators to support the NSBSD District Pedagogy. The Specialist will provide classroom-based modeling, collaborative and one-on-one support, and facilitate teacher inquiry and related district-wide professional development. The role involves guiding teachers in the implementation, use, fidelity, and pacing of district-adopted curricula, programs, texts, and materials, as well as assisting with research-based instructional strategies, state and district assessments, and MTSS.

Responsibilities

• Maintain absolute confidentiality of personal, confidential, and proprietary information.
• Gather, analyze, and interpret data for presentations.
• Meet state and federal guidelines and timelines for reporting.
• Support schools with Alaska School Improvement initiatives.
• Work in a collaborative environment and on collaborative projects.
• Provide support to classroom instruction, including modeling best teaching practices, applying current NSBSD programs, giving constructive feedback, and planning.
• Facilitate classroom or site meetings to review and practice content pedagogy, develop intervention plans, problem-solve challenges, and discuss student data.
• Play a key role in coordinating and managing district-wide initiatives, including review and adoption of materials.
• Assist with inventory for district-wide adopted materials.
• Participate fully in designated professional development opportunities, including coaching trainings, academies, walk-throughs, workshops, and assessments.
• Assist with designing the NSBSD professional development plan.
• Conduct in-service and staff development workshops as needed or requested.
• Consult with members of Special Education, Iñupiaq Education, CTE, and supplementary departments as requested.
• Abide by the code of ethics and professional teaching standards adopted by the Professional Teaching Practice Commission of the State.
• Adhere to all district policies and regulations.
• Perform itinerant travel across the district, with a minimum of one visit per quarter per year and other visits as needed or directed.

Requirements

• Alaska Teaching Certificate required.
• Iñupiaq speaking and cultural experience preferred.
• Experience with diverse cultures required.
• Experience with School Improvement preferred.
• Master’s degree in math or reading with math/reading endorsement preferred.
• Five years’ minimum teaching experience; rural Alaska teaching experience preferred.
• Experience teaching the new Alaska State Standards and Alaska Cultural Standards preferred.
• Experience providing staff development to teachers preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of and training in the application of current pedagogy.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

• Regular travel within and outside of the North Slope Borough School District, including willingness and ability to fly in small and large commuter planes.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.